The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week unveiled its re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, the lowest cost food plan option offered to low-income Americans by the USDA. By way of background, the cost of the June Thrifty Food Plan serves as the basis for the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amount…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the creation of a new center designed to advance the use of forecasting and outbreak analytics in public health decision making. According to the CDC, once established, the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics will bring together next-generation public health data, expert disease…
Read More »California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly today announced the appointment of members to the state’s Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework Stakeholder Advisory Group. The group will partner with CHHS and the state’s new Center for Data Insights and Innovation to develop the state’s framework for a single data…
Read More »On Wednesday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to protect public health and address youth tobacco use by more effectively regulating electronic cigarettes and other emerging tobacco products. Specifically, the coalition of attorneys general are…
Read More »Earlier this week, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) released the solicitation for the next round of the California Community Reinvestment Grants (CalCRG). As a recap, these funds from Proposition 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana Act) are directed to local health departments and community-based organizations to provide grants to support activities such…
Read More »On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom named Anastasia Dodson as the Deputy Director of the Office of Medicare Innovation and Integration at the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Recall, this new office was created as part of the FY 2021-22 State Budget and will be tasked with providing focused leadership and expertise to lead…
Read More »This week, a joint letter was published by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and the Office of the California Surgeon General providing clarifying guidance to clinicians, local governments, and other stakeholders on the responsibilities of health care clinical teams conducting screenings for adverse childhood experiences…
Read More »As a result of numerous large wildfires throughout the state, the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom announced this week that the state has secured fire management assistance grants (FMAGs) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support continued response activities. FMAGs were secured this week for the Monument Fire in Trinity County, the Dixie…
Read More »We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2021 CHEAC Annual Meeting is now open! See below for additional details.
Read More »On Monday, the California State Senate and Assembly will return to Sacramento from their month-long summer recess. Our four weeks will remain in the first year of the two-year legislative session upon lawmakers’ Monday return to the capital city. The next two weeks will be largely dedicated to fiscal committee deliberations and actions; fiscal committees…
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